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City Of Knowledge School

3285 N. Garey Avenue, Pomona, CA 91767 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

City Of Knowledge School is a licensed child care center in Pomona, CA, licensed for up to 14 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (6 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #41 of 42 centers in Pomona and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 90%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#41 of 42 centers in Pomona
1Type A citations
7Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 15, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 15, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 27, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundDec 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 3, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety6
Training & qualifications1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 27, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one carbon monoxide detector was inoperable, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 30, 2024
Type BAug 27, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in children's right toilet leaks and spouts water onto the floor from the back piping, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 30, 2024
Type BAug 27, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in colonies of ants dead and alive are inside the classroom near the backdoor, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 30, 2024
Type BDec 5, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Per Director, outlet in the preschool restroom will be remediated and retested by the
Plan of correction due Jan 5, 2024
Type BNov 3, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 1 carbon monoxide alarm was not observed in the preschool facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 3, 2024
Type BNov 3, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, lead testing results were not available for review based on lead directives, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 3, 2024
Type BNov 3, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 files reviewed, staff #1 missing mandated reporter training certificate. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 3, 2024
Type BNov 3, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 staff record reviews, staff #2 was missing MMR & TDAP, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 3, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity14 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 15, 1997
LicenseeDr. Haleema Shaikley
AdministratorHayat Tabba
Phone(909) 392-0251
State facility #198003477

Common questions

Does City Of Knowledge School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has City Of Knowledge School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 27, 2024, for carbon monoxide detectors. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does City Of Knowledge School compare with other daycares in Pomona?

It is #41 of 42 centers in Pomona by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was City Of Knowledge School last inspected?

Dec 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does City Of Knowledge School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask City Of Knowledge School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pomona, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs City Of Knowledge School?

The licensee is Dr. Haleema Shaikley, and the administrator listed with the state is Hayat Tabba.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 198003477 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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